West holts

[timespeedsup]

She'll be like Beckham at the world cup 2002, able to play but not really match fit. 

 

Guess my age....

[moogster]

Who were your favs at West Holts?

Greentea Peng for me! Gutted I missed her secret spot at Strummerville.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Really enjoyed Arooj Aftab.

[Hutchmaster]

Thought Caribou was fantastic, despite the technical difficulties.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Unfortunately the sound was wack for TLC so we swerved Simz to prevent the possibility of a repeat. Those that went said it was brilliant.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Only saw Yves Tumor there all weekend. 

Was great. Mad, but great. Sound was fine.

[blue6field]

Only Caught Little Simz there this year, glad I did, she was amazing 

[ghandi]

Celest followed by Leon Bridges was a great 2 hors spent in the sunlight. Celest is spellbinding.

[Dave_c]

34 minutes ago, Hutchmaster said:

Thought Caribou was fantastic, despite the technical difficulties.

Yeah agreed. The sound went off but there was also some weirdness about 5 minutes after the sound went back on when the beats went all out of sync. Couldn't decide whether they messed up or of it was an issue with the sound again. Other than that I thought they were fantastic.

[garc1a]

Little simz soundcheck at 10am sounded absolutely amazing, unfortunately was working that evening so couldn't get to see it.

Roisin Murphy absolutely nailed it, I thought the entrance and then the ending the show with the same way you started was spot on. Brilliant from start to finish and highlight of fest for moi.

 

[Dave_c]

2 minutes ago, garc1a said:

Little simz soundcheck at 10am sounded absolutely amazing, unfortunately was working that evening so couldn't get to see it.

Roisin Murphy absolutely nailed it, I thought the entrance and then the ending the show with the same way you started was spot on. Brilliant from start to finish and highlight of fest for moi.

 

Agreed on Roisin. Such a shame she had a small crowd but she was amazing. I didn't have any strong headliner options on Saturday so I chose her and I wasn't disappointed. What a class act she is.

[Billy Corgans hair]

Sleaford Mods 

[John the Moth]

Leon Bridges and Angelique Kidjo we’re both incredibly good 🙂

[jimbo_l]

On 6/28/2022 at 9:21 AM, Dave_c said:

Agreed on Roisin. Such a shame she had a small crowd but she was amazing. I didn't have any strong headliner options on Saturday so I chose her and I wasn't disappointed. What a class act she is.

Certainly weren't any sound problems for Roisin were there!? Absolutely thumping from where we were standing 😁

[jimbo_l]

11 minutes ago, John the Moth said:

Leon Bridges and Angelique Kidjo we’re both incredibly good 🙂

What a voice Leon Bridges has! Thought the set didn't quite connect with the crowd, but Texas Sun & The River at the end, as the sun got lower were really special

 

[Quark]

Greentea Peng and Celeste bpth exactly what I was after in the sunshine.

[Spindles]

Another vote for Arooj Aftab here.  Absolutely lovely way to start my festival, sadly never caught a rose.

[iamsam]

Caribou and Kikagaku Moyo. Both were absolutely epic!

[spg]

Brass against for me

[Wherethewildthingsare]

1 hour ago, jimbo_l said:

What a voice Leon Bridges has! Thought the set didn't quite connect with the crowd, but Texas Sun & The River at the end, as the sun got lower were really special

 

Agree that he was superb but the crowd seemed disinterested which is a shame 

[timespeedsup]

On 6/14/2022 at 9:50 PM, timespeedsup said:

She'll be like Beckham at the world cup 2002, able to play but not really match fit.

Glad to have been wrong there, Celeste was enthralling. Have since rediscovered her album. 

On 7/1/2022 at 5:29 PM, John the Moth said:

Leon Bridges and Angelique Kidjo we’re both incredibly good 🙂

Angelique Kidjo was a random fine catch for us. 

 

West Holts still my favourite stage for what they line up. Also took in fine sets from Nubiyan Twist and Emma Jean Thackray there. 

[Neil]

29 minutes ago, timespeedsup said:

Angelique Kidjo was a random fine catch for us. 

shes at womad in a few weeks (along with flaming lips), playing her version of 'remain in light', looking forwards to that. 😄 

[blutarsky]

Didn't see an act at WH this time around, and absolutely gutted to miss Bicep due to being dragged to Kendrick. 

[Hank Hankinson]

Favorite was Arooj Aftab, thought she was just beautiful to listen to. Had fun at Seun Kuti and Bonobo as well. Once again the sound at West Holts was superb.

[Skip997]

On 7/1/2022 at 5:39 PM, jimbo_l said:

Certainly weren't any sound problems for Roisin were there!? Absolutely thumping from where we were standing 😁

She was okay. Her entrance and exit were brilliant.